Pulmonary dimorphic fungal infections among HIV/AIDS non-TB patients with chronic cough in Kampala, Uganda.

Prossy KiconcoBeatrice AchanMoses SanyaIrene NajjingoAlfred OkengFreddie Bwanga

Published in: Mycoses (2024)

Dimorphic fungi (B. dermatitidis and T. marneffei) were found in 16.2% of the HIV/AIDS patients with non-TB chronic cough in Kampala, Uganda. We recommend routine testing for these pathogens among HIV/AIDS patients with chronic cough.

Keyphrases

hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
mycobacterium tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
pulmonary hypertension
clinical practice
gram negative
drug induced